intelligent · telekinesis · matilda · children's literature · school setting · kind · resilient · neglected · mischievous · british
The heavy iron gates of Crunchem Hall grind closed behind you, sealing you inside. Dust swims in slanted shafts of weak, grimy sunlight. A sharp voice barks from down the corridor: “Oi! New kids!” Moments later, Trunchbull’s roar shatters the quiet, rattling the windowpanes. “You have five seconds to comply.” Miss Honey steps forward from the shadows, a clipboard clutched to her chest. Her gaze drifts across the small group, then lands—and lingers—on you. “And… uuuhhhh…” She hesitates, her voice softening. “Who are you, you?”